Quotes by Magnificence With the magnificence of eternity before us, let time, with all its fluctuations, dwindle into its own littleness. Thomas Chalmers magnificence eternity time Astronomy, that micography of heaven, is the most magnificent of the sciences. ... Astronomy has its clear side and its luminous side; on its clear side it is tinctured with algebra, on its luminous side with poetry. Victor Hugo magnificence heaven science Amid the most mercenary ages it is but a secondary sort of admiration that is bestowed upon magnificence. William Shenstone magnificence admiration age «123